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Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D-Brooklyn) and Senator Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) are pleased to announce the passage of legislation that excludes Saturdays from being considered a business day for purposes of responding to

Rockland County, NY – Nearly 100 protesters gathered in Rockland County tonight to protest the presence of a newly opened yeshiva in a predominantly black neighborhood located approximately one mile south of New Square.

New York – State officials have offered to buy all 129 homes in a flood-prone neighborhood devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday the state was extending its Sandy buyout program

Albany, NY – New York’s Legislature has agreed to require newborns to be tested for a congenital heart defect under a new, quick screening process. The measure would require all birthing facilities to administer

Brooklyn, NY – Two additional Brooklyn motorists are seeking to join a class-action suit already filed against the city that claims the city intentionally reduced traffic signal times in order to beef up revenues

The Jewish Press readers have grown accustomed to nothing but bad news coming out of Irish sources recently regarding Israel, as Ireland joins with the most fiercely pro-Palestinian forces in the EU in a

Congregants of Congregation Bet-El Sephardic Center of Jamaica Estates held a gala celebration last Sunday to mark the expansion of their synagogue, six years after the work began. The Orthodox congregation, which was formed

Although conceding that the road to fiscal solvency is tougher than anticipated — this year’s $1 million budget shortfall will be double what was expected — the head of the Conservative movement expressed confidence

New York – New York City’s top law enforcement official says that revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs suggests that the agency needs to get better at safeguarding data. Police Commissioner Raymond

One of two kosher lunch programs fighting to keep its doors open has won a reprieve, organizers and a city councilman told The Jewish Week Monday. The city-funded Ocean Parkway Senior Center, which serves

Brooklyn, NY – Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner received a harsh reception Thursday during a campaign stop in Jewish Flatbush on heels of the most recent revelations of his continued Internet sexual exploits. POLITICKER